National Aero-Space Plane

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Aero-Space_Plane

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Rockwell_X-30
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:goal	reach low Earth orbit from runway takeoff
gptkbp:intendedUse	hypersonic flight space access
gptkbp:mainContractor	gptkb:Rocketdyne gptkb:Boeing gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney gptkb:Rockwell_International gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas gptkb:General_Dynamics gptkb:Lockheed
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	Mach 25 (planned)
gptkbp:neverFlew	true
gptkbp:notableFor	advanced materials research aerodynamic design studies
gptkbp:projectCancelled	1993
gptkbp:projectCost	$3 billion (estimated)
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:piston_engine scramjet
gptkbp:purpose	single-stage-to-orbit vehicle
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:NASP_program gptkb:National_Aerospace_Plane_program
gptkbp:startYear	1986
gptkbp:status	cancelled
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:X-43 gptkb:X-51_Waverider
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:X-30_National_Aero-Space_Plane gptkb:X-30
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Aero-Space Plane